New York City Seasons New York City

Seasons in NYC, New York, USA

New York City Seasons to visit

Winter Season

New York City is magical in winter: Midtown turns into a wonderland of skaters making figure eights, the towering tree sparkles with thousands of lights in Rockefeller Center, the world’s largest menorah lights up Central Park South at Fifth Avenue, Rockettes kick up their heels at Radio City, Sugar Plum Fairies dance across stages, store windows create magical worlds of their own, and holiday lights, music, and decorations spread joy and peace.

If you’re lucky enough to be here for a big snowfall, there’s nothing like strolling through Central Park surrounded by quiet broken only by the sounds of children laughing as they sled down hills. Just try to resist making snow angels. Grab a seat by the fire and make your plan.

There’s Kid’s Week, celebrating activities designed to enthrall young and older with tours of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, and the chance to make friends with clowns and elephants at Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus.

Spring Season

Springtime in New York City marks the return of championship baseball to Yankee and Shea stadiums and the start of a second season for their A teams the Staten Island Yankees and Brooklyn Cyclones.

A little known fact: New York is America’s greenest city, based on percentage of total land comprised of parkland. If you love a parade, we’ve got ’em, uptown, downtown, all around town for all occasions: St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Greek Day, Cuban Day, Salute to Israel, and Puerto Rican Day to name a few.

May brings Bike New York — a five-borough bike tour, and Fleet Week, when ships from all around the world dock in New York Harbor.

Summer Season

Summer brings New Yorkers and visitors outdoors to enjoy free outdoor film festivals, opera and popular music performances, and the many parades, parks, gardens, and beaches throughout the five boroughs.

Fall Season

New York City bursts with blockbuster exhibits, world-class music and Broadway shows not to mention great sightseeing, shopping, and special events.

Opening nights for the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera are in September, and October brings such highlights as the Columbus Day Parade, Belmont Park’s Breeder’s Cup, and the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade.

Other great fall events include the Mid-Atlantic Skating Championships, New York Film Festival, and parades for Steuben Day, African American Day, and Hispanic Day.

Sports fans rejoice – the Knicks Basketball Season begins and runs through Spring, and the ice skating rinks open at Rockefeller Center, Central Park’s Wollman Rink, and the rink in Prospect Park. At the Central Park Zoo, you can feed “fishsicles,” peanut-butter smeared balls, and turkey legs to the four resident polar bears.

Visitors in the know spend the evening before Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade watching the gigantic floats being filled with helium in preparation for the holiday promenade along Central Park West and down Broadway.